Well I'm kind of tired of my Corvette and wanting a Jeep again. I think this time around I want a Rubi JK. So they have been around for awhile now and I never paid attention to them because I had my YJ. So what kind of problems are these rigs seeing? Any years better than others??
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crash2
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Seem to be a pretty solid rig with a **** ton of aftermarket support. Only downfall I have seen is they are heavy.
Jeeps have always been heavy. How reliable are the auto's??
crash2
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WHITE TRASH1
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Jk's are like a full sized blazer with a tired 305. Big, heavy, no power and **** axles. But 503 different companies make billions of geegaws and doodads to customize it just like everyone else's. :haha:
Clark
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LOL!:beer:
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That Ford Guy
deerlick
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I work on a ton of them and they are total piles from my experience. Whether they are beat on or grocery getter they are terrible. And drive just as shitty as any other jeep.
joeyf
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Dont waste your time. Drive like **** down the freeway and the seats suck a big D.
TreeClimber
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The Jeep Wrangler JK is a fine platform to both go wheeling, and, to build an awesome wheeler.
The frame is far beefier, than a TJ frame (which is also better than the YJ, CJ, etc). The body, is more durable than the TJ body (which is also better than the YJ, CJ, etc).
The downsides, are it's a heavier rig. A fully built JK 4 door, with armor, axles, winch is easily 6000 pounds, and sometimes even more. Plus, the 4 door is BIG. Like, really big. But, in a LOT of areas, that wheelbase and width is an advantage. However, on our trails, it's a PITA. But, for Tahuya, you'll be fine.
The engines are anemic. But there's lot of support, turbos, superchargers, and engine swaps. The axles are amazingly strong, for a stock axle, but are undersized for large tire upgrades on a heavy rig.
Also, from what I've seen and read, adding a traditional full roll cage is a PITA. The front dash area is harder to integrate. Although Mel at Evo Engineering has a kit now.
The frame is far beefier, than a TJ frame (which is also better than the YJ, CJ, etc). The body, is more durable than the TJ body (which is also better than the YJ, CJ, etc).
The downsides, are it's a heavier rig. A fully built JK 4 door, with armor, axles, winch is easily 6000 pounds, and sometimes even more. Plus, the 4 door is BIG. Like, really big. But, in a LOT of areas, that wheelbase and width is an advantage. However, on our trails, it's a PITA. But, for Tahuya, you'll be fine.
The engines are anemic. But there's lot of support, turbos, superchargers, and engine swaps. The axles are amazingly strong, for a stock axle, but are undersized for large tire upgrades on a heavy rig.
Also, from what I've seen and read, adding a traditional full roll cage is a PITA. The front dash area is harder to integrate. Although Mel at Evo Engineering has a kit now.
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The Mud Addict
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The 3.8 is a pos, exhaust manifolds break in half within 5 years. And rear driveline stripped out the splines shortly thereafter after. Dad has one only street drives, with occasional trip on gravel roads too go shooting. Have to fix something one it almost every month. Exhaust still leaks after installing headers. JK = Just Kidding
PORTER
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Nose in the air wheeler you will become Joopy. Too heavy, too wide, typical under built Jeep that you can't beat or the the Boom will happen. Now I do like the 2 doors, but again IMO Jeeps are only good for the body, replace all the light duty crap that comes with them and you got something but at the expense of your wallett. Now if you wheel like a sissy like you do it will last. Lol:fawkdancesmiley:
I learned from you and saved your ass several times. :fawkdancesmiley:
PORTER
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No pics no proof:flipoff:. And for the record I have forgot more that you have learned sucka!:fawkdancesmiley:
No pics no proof:flipoff:. And for the record I have forgot more that you have learned sucka!:fawkdancesmiley:
pleezz:kissmyass:
I do have pics somewhere:flipoff:
PORTER
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As do I when we were playing follow the leader on that Crawl Mag Reiter run. IIRC you day ended early.:haha:
